(Foreword)

As you keep searching for the truth, the truth is also looking for you.

(Text)

October 8, 2021 at 14:06 pm

"Artificial intelligence?" Xia Cheng's face showed a look of disappointment. And he is not the only one, other people have some similar expressions, but it is no wonder that ordinary people may be very interested when they hear about this topic, and the people present here except for me and Cui Li, everyone else is the elite of various schools, and this topic may be a little ordinary for them.

"It seems that this subject has disappointed you a little, but this is also reasonable, looking at today's scientific research, artificial intelligence is no longer a very advanced scientific concept, and there are many scientific researchers who are developing other related science and technology, and have achieved great results and won the attention of the world."

Zhang Xinran pressed the controller switch in his hand as he spoke, and suddenly a huge space screen appeared in front of us, which is different from ordinary projectors, and does not need a projection carrier, such as a curtain or a wall, but projects the light directly in front of us. At the same time, it is presented to our eyes in 3D. "I won't go into detail about the next speeches, you can have a general overview of the development and changes in the field of artificial intelligence in recent years."

"Browse on your own? At least someone should turn the page, right? Cui Li looked at the speech materials in front of him and said.

Zhang Han lightly touched the light and shadow in front of us with his hand, and the words on it suddenly changed, "Thermal energy induction." Zhang Han said to himself.

"That's right, you can feel free to flip through or look up the content you are interested in, to put it simply, the huge space screen in front of you is like a touch screen, you can click on the relevant content at will, and the screen will change." Zhang Xinran clicked the query button on the screen, and suddenly a virtual keyboard appeared in front of her, only to see her enter the words "definition of artificial intelligence", and gently pressed enter, and the relevant definition of artificial intelligence appeared on the screen.

October 8, 2021 at 14:39 p.m

More than half an hour has passed, and we have a general understanding of the development and changes in the field of artificial intelligence in the past few years, which far exceeds my previous understanding.

Zhang Xinran turned off the spatial screen in front of us. He turned to look at us and said, "I wonder if you have changed your opinion about our problem this time?" If you still don't, I think the rest of the content will definitely make you change your mind. ”

Zhang Xinran took out something similar to a mobile phone from his pocket, and I clearly remembered that the last time I came to participate in a scientific research meeting, Professor Wu showed me this.

"I think you must have all participated in the test before coming here, in fact, in addition to letting us know your respective strengths, this test is also very important, which is to show you the scientific results we have developed, I think you must be familiar with this." After Zhang Xinran finished speaking, he opened the equipment in his hand, and suddenly a Tyrannosaurus rex appeared next to us.

"Isn't this the Tyrannosaurus rex we saw when we first entered the park?" Cui Li shouted loudly. Although we all already know that this Tyrannosaurus rex is just a projection effect, looking at this dinosaur so closely still makes people can't help but take a few steps back.

"That's right, this is the prototype of the Tyrannosaurus rex that you saw in the park earlier. Of course, what you have seen before is more real. ”

"But I have a question, after talking for a long time, it is only some optical fields, what is the connection with the artificial intelligence you mentioned before?" Zhao Yuyu looked at the Tyrannosaurus rex in front of him and asked.

"That's a good question, whether it's the spatial screen you've seen so far, or the Tyrannosaurus rex, it's just the realm of optics. And what follows will be the top priority of our research! Zhang Xinran was debugging something on her phone-like device, and suddenly the Tyrannosaurus rex in front of her disappeared. But another Zhang Xinran appeared!

"What you're seeing now is just a virtual image, but soon you'll notice something different." Zhang Xinran explained.

Looking at Zhang Xinran in front of me, I suddenly thought of Li Ruina, who was virtual at the research meeting, and it turned out that this was the core of our project this time. Sure enough, it was worth the trip.

October 8, 2021 at 15:12 pm

"Isn't that just turning the Tyrannosaurus Rex into your own image? What's the big deal? Cui Li looked at the virtual Zhang in front of him and said happily.

"Cui Li, do you really just think so?" The virtual Zhang Xinran suddenly spoke. This scared Cui Li beside me.

"Can you understand what I'm saying?" Cui Li asked tentatively.

"Of course, why can't you understand it? I have the same ability to distinguish words as you do. Virtual Zhang asked happily.

"But aren't you just an optical image? Can you actually talk?" Cui Li even began to wonder if he had heard it wrong.

"It seems that this is our topic this time, which is what you call artificial intelligence." Xia Cheng looked at the real Zhang Xinran on the side.

"You're right, isn't it a little different from before?" Zhang Xinran looked at Xia Cheng in front of him and said confidently.

Xia Cheng didn't answer Zhang Xinran's question right away, but Zhang Xinran had already got the answer he wanted from his eyes.

"Then according to what you mean, this virtual Zhang Xinran has the same memory or way of thinking as you?" I asked.

"Cheng Yin, your idea is very interesting, and it is also an important part of our project. The virtual me you see so far doesn't have my memory, and certainly doesn't have my way of thinking, just looks exactly like me. But our scientists are already trying to incorporate the way I speak, such as the vocabulary I use a lot, the pitch of my speech, and so on. Zhang Xinran said slowly.

"So what can I do?" Cui Li seems to be a little impatient to study the subject.

"There's a lot to look at. I'll talk to you about that later. ”

Zhang Xinran looked at all of us as he spoke.

Obviously, we are thinking very differently from what we were just now. And it dawned on me that maybe this research had special meaning for me. Thinking about it makes me even more determined.